AG to answer Sandusky request to dismiss charges

In this photo provided by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky, center, walks to the office of Centre County Magisterial District Judge Leslie A. Dutchcot while being escorted by Pennsylvania State Police and Attorney General's Office officials on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General via Commonwealth Media Services)

March 29, 2012 5:04:26 AM PDT

Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -March 29, 2012 --

Pennsylvania prosecutors face a Thursday deadline to file their response to former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's request that a judge dismiss the child sexual abuse charges pending against him.